Emergency humanitarian aid, which aims to save lives and reduce people’s suffering in times of crises, has grown considerably over the last century to become a central feature of international relati ...
Changing Narratives Around Humanitarian Protection and Gender‑Based Violence: An Artistic Journey
Art is enjoying a resurgence among researchers, activists, and practitioners as a powerful medium to challenge conventional narratives around humanitarian protection, and give access to a broader ran ...
Livelihoods for Peace
The Livelihoods for Peace Paper explores the vital connection between livelihoods and peacebuilding in conflict-affected regions. As international commitment to peacebuilding grows, integrating livel ...
Weapon or Tool?: How the Tech Community Can Shape Robust Standards and Norms for AI, Gender, and Peacebuilding
In October, following earlier remarks that artificial intelligence (AI) poses “enormous potential and enormous danger,” President Biden issued a sprawling executive order (EO) on the technology. The ...
From Promise to Prospects: Artificial Intelligence and Inclusive Peacemaking
There are moments when a change in the environment challenges established approaches and innovation becomes key. The COVID-19 pandemic, which forced large parts of the global workforce – including th ...
AI and the Next Generation of Peacebuilders
As we enter into the era of artificial intelligence (AI), marked by developments like OpenAI's ChatGPT-4, we find ourselves at the intersection of profound innovation and potential global upheaval. W ...
A Role for AI in Peacebuilding
Since OpenAI launched ChatGPT in fall 2022, there has been a tremendous amount of global attention on the risks and benefits of artificial intelligence (AI). With so many unknowns about the capacity ...
Designing AI For Conflict Prevention & Peacebuilding
The growing prominence of artificial intelligence (AI) poses, as President Biden stated, “enormous potential and enormous danger” for global peace and security. The peacebuilding field, technology en ...
Trends towards the defunding of European Peacebuilding: German ODA cuts as a case in point
Following a protracted process, Germany finalised its federal budget for 2024 in late January, navigating through economic challenges marked by slowing growth. The resultant austerity course led to s ...
Localising Climate, Peace & Security
This is a recording of the ConnexUs Thursday Talk panel discussion, “Localising Climate, Peace & Security: A Guidance Note for Local Peacebuilders,” featuring: Nqobile Moyo, Executive Directo ...